Muslim Rights Concern has asked governors in Nigeria’s southwest to change the name of the new regional security outfit it recently set up to fight crimes because it is anti-Islam. The outfit is officially known as South Security Network but nicknamed Amotekun, a Yoruba word for leopard. He, however, insisted that MURIC is not opposed to the establishment of the regional security unit. What they oppose is a situation where an ostensibly anti-Islam security outfit comes into operation in Yorubaland. He, however, said he got assurances from “certain quarters” that church-issued birth certificates are a prerequisite for being employed into the security network.

Source: The Guardian January 28, 2020 11:15 UTC